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§ 53.207 [Corrected]

2. In § 53.207, in the first sentence,

remove the word ‘‘unaffiliated’’ and

add, in its place ‘‘affiliated.’’

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–16931 Filed 6–24–98; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 96–225; RM–8894, RM–

9004]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Canton,

Normal, and Heyworth, IL

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission, at the

request of WSHY, Inc., allots Channel

252A at Canton, Illinois, as its third

local FM transmission service; and

Channel 264A at Normal, Illinois, as its

second local commercial FM

transmission service (RM–8894). See 61

FR 60068, November 26, 1996. At the

request of Atlantis Broadcasting, Co.,

L.L.C., we also allot Channel 250A at

Heyworth, Illinois, as its first local aural

transmission service (RM–9004).

Channel 252A can be allotted to Canton

in compliance with the Commission’s

minimum distance separation

requirements with a site restriction of

3.9 kilometers (2.4 miles) west to avoid

a short-spacing to the licensed site of

Station WIVR(FM), Channel 253A,

Eureka, Illinois. The coordinates for

Channel 252A at Canton are North

Latitude 40–32–46 and West Longitude

90–04–59. See Supplementary

Information, infra.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 3, 1998. A filing

window for Channel 252A at Canton,

Illinois, Channel 264A at Normal,

Illinois, and Channel 250A at Heyworth,

Illinois, will not be opened at this time.

Instead, the issue of opening a filing

window for these channels will be

addressed by the Commission in a

subsequent order.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sharon P. McDonald, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Report

and Order, MM Docket No. 96–225,

adopted June 10, 1998, and released

June 19, 1998. The full text of this

Commission decision is available for

inspection and copying during normal

business hours in the FCC Reference

Center (Room 239), 1919 M Street, NW.,

Washington, DC. The complete text of

this decision may also be purchased

from the Commission’s copy

contractors, International Transcription

Service, Inc., (202) 857–3800, 1231 20th

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036.

Additionally, Channel 264A can be

allotted to Normal with a site restriction

of 11.1 kilometers (6.9 miles) southwest

to avoid short-spacings to the licensed

sites of Station WRVY–FM, Channel

263A, Henry, Illinois, and Station

WMGI(FM), Channel 264B, Terre Haute,

Indiana. The coordinates for Channel

264A at Normal are North Latitude 40–

27–38 and West Longitude 89–06–06.

Channel 250A can be allotted to

Heyworth with a site restriction of 3.8

kilometers (92.4 miles) north to avoid

short-spacings to the licensed sites of

Station WHMS–FM, Channel 248B,

Champaign, Illinois, and Station

WLUJ(FM), Channel 249A, Petersburg,

Illinois. The coordinates for Channel

250A at Heyworth are North Latitude

40–20–55 and West Longitude 88–58–

56. With this action, this proceeding is

terminated.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Radio broadcasting.

Part 73 of Title 47 of the Code of

Federal Regulations is amended as

follows:

PART 73—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for Part 73

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336.

§ 73.202 [Amended]

2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM

Allotments under Illinois, is amended

by adding Channel 252A at Canton;

Channel 264A at Normal; and

Heyworth, Channel 250A.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 98–30; RM–9228]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Shenandoah, VA

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission, at the

request of Daryl A. Alligood, allots

Channel 296A to Shenandoah, VA, as

the community’s first local aural

transmission service. See 63 FR 13027,

March 17, 1998. Channel 296A can be

allotted to the community in

compliance with the Commission’s

minimum distance separation

requirements, at coordinates 38–30–00

NL; 78–36–33 WL, which represents a

site restriction of 2.1 kilometers (1.3

miles) northeast to avoid a short-spacing

to Station WCHG(FM), Channel 296A,

Hot Springs, Virginia. Since the

reference coordinates for this allotment

are located within the protected areas of

the National Radio Astronomy

Observatory ‘‘Quiet Zone’’ at Green

Bank, West Virginia, the petitioner and

any other applicants will be required to

comply with the notification

requirement of Section 73.1030(a) of the

Commission’s Rules. With this action,

this proceeding is terminated.

DATES: Effective July 27, 1998. A filing

window for Channel 296A at

Shenandoah, VA, will not be opened at

this time. Instead, the issue of opening

a filing window for this channel will be

addressed by the Commission in a

subsequent order.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Leslie K. Shapiro, Mass Media Bureau,

202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Report

and Order, MM Docket No. 98–30,

adopted June 3, 1998, and released June

12, 1998. The full text of this

Commission decision is available for

inspection and copying during normal

business hours in the FCC Reference

Center (Room 239), 1919 M Street, NW.,

Washington, DC. The complete text of

this decision may also be purchased

from the Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Services,

Inc., (202) 857–3800, 1231 20th Street,

NW, Washington, DC 20036.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Radio broadcasting.

Part 73 of Title 47 of the Code of

Federal Regulations is amended as

follows:

PART 73—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for Part 73

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334. 336.

§ 73.202 [Amended]

2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM

Allotments under Virginia, is amended

by adding Shenandoah, Channel 296A.
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Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

48 CFR Part 235

[DFARS Case 97–D002]

Defense Federal Acquisition

Regulation Supplement; Streamlined

Research and Development

Contracting

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Interim rule with request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Director of Defense

Procurement has issued an interim rule

amending the Defense Federal

Acquisition Regulation Supplement

(DFARS) to implement streamlined

solicitation and contracting procedures

for research and development

acquisitions. The streamlined

procedures are expected to reduce the

time and cost required to obtain

proposals and award research and

development contracts.

DATES: Effective date: June 25, 1998.

Comment date: Comments on the

interim rule should be submitted in

writing to the address shown below on

or before August 24, 1998, to be

considered in the formulation of the

final rule.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should

submit written comments to: Defense

Acquisition Regulations Council, Attn:

Michael Pelkey, PDUSD (A&T) DP

(DAR), IMD 3D139, 3062 Defense

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–3062.

Telefax number (703) 602–0350.

E-mail comments submitted over the

Internet should be addressed to:

dfars@acq.osd.mil.

Please cite DFARS Case 97–D002 in

all correspondence related to this issue.

E-mail comments should cite DFARS

Case 97–D002 in the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Pelkey, (703) 602–0131.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

In October 1994, the Director of

Defense Procurement authorized a test

of certain streamlined solicitation and

contracting procedures for research and

development acquisitions at certain DoD

laboratories. The test results

demonstrated the benefits of

standardizing the format of solicitations

and contracts issued by various

contracting activities, and of using the

standard format to streamline the

solicitation and contracting process.

However, to facilitate maintenance of an

accurate and timely standard format, to

move towards a paperless solicitation

and contracting process, and to leverage

available information technology, the

standard format has been moved from

the DFARS to a World Wide Web site.

Similarly, solicitations issued using

these procedures will be published

exclusively on the World Wide Web.

This final rule supersedes the interim

rule published under DFARS Case 96–

D028 on April 4, 1997 (62 FR 16099).

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

The interim rule is not expected to

have a significant economic impact on

a substantial number of small entities

within the meaning of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq.,

because the rule merely provides an

implementation of electronic

contracting procedures already

authorized by the Federal Acquisition

Regulation. An initial regulatory

flexibility analysis has, therefore, not

been performed. Comments are invited

from small businesses and other

interested parties. Comments from small

entities concerning the affected DFARS

subpart also will be considered in

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 610. Such

comments should be submitted

separately and should cite DFARS Case

97–D002 in correspondence.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act

The Paperwork Reduction Act does

not apply because the rule does not

impose any information collection

requirements that require the approval

of the Office of Management and Budget

under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.

D. Determination to Issue an Interim

Rule

A determination has been made under

the authority of the Secretary of Defense

that urgent and compelling reasons exist

to publish this interim rule prior to

affording the public an opportunity to

comment. This interim rule provides

streamlined procedures, and a standard

solicitation and contract format, for

acquisition of research and

development. Streamlined procedures

and use of the World Wide Web will

substantially reduce the time and cost

required to obtain proposals and award

research and development contracts.

Any delay in implementing these

procedures will result in the loss of

potential savings, thus reducing the

Department’s buying power.

Implementation of these procedures will

also help the Department achieve its

paperless contracting goal by the year

2000. Comments received in response to

the publication of this interim rule will

be considered in formulating the final

rule.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 235

Government procurement.

Michele P. Peterson,

Executive Editor, Defense Acquisition

Regulations Council.

Therefore, 48 CFR Part 235 is

amended as follows:

1. The authority citation for 48 CFR

Part 235 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 421 and 48 CFR

Chapter 1.

PART 235—RESEARCH AND

DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTING

2. Subpart 235.70 is revised to read as

follows:

Subpart 235.70—Research and

Development Streamlined Contracting

Procedures

Sec.

235.7000 Scope.

235.7001 Definitions.

235.7002 Applicability.

235.7003 Research and development

streamlined solicitation and contract.

235.7003–1 General.

235.7003–2 RDSS process.

235.7003–3 Proposal evaluation and

contract award.

235.7003–4 Additional provisions and

clauses.

235.7000 Scope.

This subpart prescribes streamlined

procedures for acquiring research and

development, using a standard

solicitation and contract format and the

capabilities of the World Wide Web.

235.7001 Definitions.

As used in this subpart—

(a) Research and development

streamlined contract (RDSC) means—

(1) A contract that results from use of

the research and development

streamline solicitation; or

(2) Any other contract prepared in the

standard format published at the

RDSS/C website.

(b) Research and development

streamlined solicitation (RDSS) means a

solicitation issued in accordance with

235.7003.

(c) RDSS/C website means the site on

the World Wide Web at ‘‘http://

www.rdss.osd.mil/’’ where research and

development streamlined solicitation

and contracting information is

published.